The picture, released by Warner Brothers today, reveals a glamorous cityscape when in actuality the majority of the Candace Bushnell’s prequel novel took place in the cosy Connecticut suburbs where Carrie was raised with an overprotective father and two younger sisters.

Robb has already received the seal of approval from Sarah Jessica Parker, who played the older version of the fictional fashion icon for six seasons on HBO and in two Sex and the City feature films.

‘She sent me a letter! I wrote her one back, too,’ Robb told Us Weekly. ‘She was just very encouraging about it all. It was really cool!’

She added: ‘I’ve been watching the show and really trying to click with the character. I know everyone’s going to compare it to Sex and the City, but we’re never going to be that.

‘The show is more for my generation, but it’s set in the ’80s, so it’s fun.’